Hourglass (Dave Gahan album)

Hourglass
Studio album by Dave Gahan
Released	22 October 2007
Recorded	Spring 2007
Genre	Industrial rock, alternative rock, synthpop
Length	48:38
Label	Mute – STUMM 288 Virgin – 50872
Producer	Dave Gahan, Andrew Phillpott, Christian Eigner
Dave Gahan chronology
Paper Monsters (2003) Hourglass (2007) The Light the Dead See (2012)
Singles from Hourglass
"Kingdom" Released: 8 October 2007 "Saw Something / Deeper and Deeper" Released: 14 January 2008

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The A.V. Club	(B-)[2]
BBC	(Positive)[3]
CDNOW	[4]
The Guardian	[5]
Now Magazine	[6]
Pitchfork Media	(5.7/10)[7]
PopMatters	[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
Uncut	[10]

Hourglass is the second solo album by Depeche Mode's singer Dave Gahan. It was released by Mute Records on 22 October 2007 in Europe, and received generally favourable reviews. Most critics complimented its electronica sound, while some criticised it for sounding too similar to Depeche Mode.^[11]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Dave Gahan, Andrew Phillpott and Christian Eigner.

1. "Saw Something" – 5:14
2. "Kingdom" – 4:34
3. "Deeper and Deeper" – 4:34
4. "21 Days" – 4:35
5. "Miracles" – 4:38
6. "Use You" – 4:48
7. "Insoluble" – 4:57
8. "Endless" – 5:47
9. "A Little Lie" – 4:53
10. "Down" – 4:34

Bonus tracks

All bonus tracks appear on the iTunes edition of Hourglass.

11. "Kingdom" (Digitalism Remix) – 5:36
12. "Deeper and Deeper" (SHRUBBN!! Dub) – 4:43
13. "Use You" (K10K Remix) – 6:03

DVD

1. "Hourglass – A Short Film" – 17:52
2. "Kingdom" (promotional video) – 4:33
3. "Hourglass – The Studio Sessions" – 20:03
   1. "Saw Something"
   2. "Miracles"
   3. "Kingdom"
   4. "A Little Lie"
4. "Endless from Hourglass. The Studio Sessions" – 3:44

Personnel

The following people contributed to Hourglass:^[12]

• Dave Gahan
• Andrew Phillpott
• Christian Eigner
• Tony Hoffer – guitar on "A Little Lie", engineering, mixing
• John Frusciante – guitar on "Saw Something"
• Graham Finn – bass on "Kingdom", guitar on "21 days"
• Niko Stoessl – additional guitar and editing on "Kingdom" and "Use You", backing vocals on "Use You"
• Kevin Murphy – cello on "Saw Something"
• Karl Ritter – dobro on "Down"
• Jenni Muldaur – backing vocals on "Down"
• Kurt Uenala – engineering, editing
• Ryan Hewitt, Andy Marcinkowski – engineering
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Anton Corbijn – photography, logo design

Formats

These are the formats of major album releases of Hourglass.

Release format	Country	Label(s)	Cat. no.	Release date
Standard CD[13]	Europe	Mute	CD STUMM 288	22 October 2007
Standard CD[13]	North America	Virgin	5099950872121	23 October 2007
Standard CD[14]	Japan	Toshiba, EMI	TOCP-66717	October 2007
Limited CD+DVD[13]	Europe	Mute	LCD STUMM 288	22 October 2007
Limited CD+DVD[13]	North America	Virgin	5099950872329	23 October 2007
Vinyl + Bonus CD[13]	Europe	Mute	STUMM 288	22 October 2007
Vinyl + Bonus CD[13]	North America	Virgin	5099950872213	23 October 2007

Charts and Certifications

Charts (2007)	Peak position[15]
Canadian Albums Chart	80
French Albums Chart	18
German Albums Chart	2
Greek Albums Chart	12
Irish Albums Chart	73
Italian Albums Chart	8
Polish Albums Chart[16]	7
Swiss Albums Chart	5
UK Albums Chart	50
US Billboard 200	120
US Top Electronic Albums	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Poland (ZPAV)[17]	Gold	10,000^*

References

1. Jeffries, David. Hourglass at AllMusic
2. Hawthorne, Marc (30 October 2007). "Hourglass Music review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
3. Spicer, Al (19 October 2007). "Welcome back to Dave's deliciously dark world... Hourglass review". BBC. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
4. CDNOW review
5. Sullivan, Caroline (19 October 2007). "Dave Gahan, Hourglass Rock CD review". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
6. Bolen, Benjamin (8 November 2007). "David Gahan Album review". Now Magazine. 27 (10). Retrieved 10 May 2012.
7. Abebe, Mitsuh (25 October 2007). "Dave Gahan: Hourglass Album review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
8. O'Neil, Tim (6 November 2007). "Dave Gahan: Hourglass review". Pop Matters. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
9. Rolling Stone review Archived 14 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
10. Uncut review Archived 5 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
11. "Dave Gahan: Hourglass (2007): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
12. "Hourglass > Credits. Allmusic. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
13. "Releases". DaveGahan.com. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
14. "Dave Gahan 'Hourglass' Japanese CD album (TOCP-66717)". Eil.com. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
15. "Hourglass World Charts". aCharts.us. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
16. OLiS – Polish Albums Chart
17. "Polish album certifications – Dave Gahan – Hourglass" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.

External links

• Official website
• The Second Supper Review of Hourglass
• Hourglass Album Lyrics